Middle East & Africa
What ‘Strategic Partnership’ Is Covering For in Pakistan’s UAE Relationship
A phrase has been circulating in Pakistani official messaging this year: the UAE relationship is moving "from enduring brotherhood to strategic partnership." It is...
Can Africa Turn Its Critical Minerals Wealth Into Economic Power?
Africa is at the centre of a growing global race for critical minerals, but the continent faces a familiar challenge: possessing enormous natural wealth...
Gulf: Is a Stable Regional Order Attainable?
An event addresses a moment; a process creates continuity.An event manages adjustment; a process builds order.
Complementing the proposed Muscat/Oman process, diplomatically in circulation since...
From Pan-Africanism to Meta-Africanism: The Emerging Narrative of Africa as an Architect of the World
For more than a century, Pan-Africanism gave Africa a powerful political vocabulary of unity, solidarity, dignity, and liberation. This ideology emerged from a continent...
Leaked Files Shed New Light on Sudan Army’s Alleged Chemical Weapons Program
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have found themselves at the center of a major crisis following news investigations by leading U.S. media outlets that...
A Ceasefire Without Guarantees: How Washington’s Cover Keeps Gaza’s Killing Going
Somewhere between the White House press briefing and the smoke rising over Khan Younis lies the gap that defines the current phase of the...
Between Two Niles: What China’s Water Security Endorsement Means for Ethiopia
China’s endorsement of Egypt’s right to protect its water and food security marks a significant diplomatic development in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)...
Why the US and Israel Are Watching Egypt-China Ties After Xi’s Visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Cairo represents a major strategic step that is reshaping the balance of power in the Middle East and...
China’s GERD Leverage: Can Beijing Broker a Deal Between Egypt and Ethiopia?
The People's Republic of China possesses a broad network of geopolitical and economic interests in the Horn of Africa, a region of vital importance...
Is the Horn of Africa Becoming the Next Front in the Middle Eastern Power Competition?
The Red Sea no longer separates the Middle East from Africa. It increasingly connects their security problems. Across the Horn of Africa, ports,...